On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Natalie Neris and Hal Woods of Kids First Chicago join Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss what Chicago’s mayoral run-off election between Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas means for the city’s schools. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber looks at the effects of mindfulness-based programs on student mental health and resilience. 

Recommended content:

• “Chicago mayoral candidates offer divergent paths on declining enrollment and small schools” —Chalkbeat Chicago
• “In Chicago mayor’s race, two hopefuls reflect Democrats’ split” —AP News
• “The Chicago Teachers Union power play” —Wall Street Journal
• “A shifting mood on crime propelled Chicago’s leading candidate for mayor” —New York Times
• “Chicago school enrollment declines for eleventh year” —Illinois Policy Institute
• The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Jessica Mettler et al., “Mindfulness-based programs and school adjustment: A systematic review and meta-analysis,” Journal of School Psychology (April 2023)

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